So where is the No. 1 worst place to live in Texas? According to the ranking, it's Jacksonville in east Texas. With a population of just over 14,500, the city has a high crime rates (24th most dangerous in Texas) and features one of the lowest student expenditures (the amount of money spent per student) in the entire state.

No. 2 on the list is Port Arthur, where one in five homes is vacant and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average.

Three of the Top 10 worst cities, according to the survey, are in the Houston area, although we might beg to ask, "What do they know?"

Tomball, located on the northern edge of Houston's suburbs, came in at No. 4 on the list with long commute times and a high home vacancy rate, And according to the survey, Tomball ranks almost dead last in terms of sunny days in Texas (huh?).

With a 38 percent vacancy rate (meaning one out of three homes is boarded up or unused), the beach town of Galveston is ranked No. 7 on the list. The island city also has high crime rates, a low median household income and is one of the least sunniest places in Texas (yes, that's what they say).

Freeport came in at No. 9, largely because students receive extremely low support, as spending per student and teacher-to-student ratios are far below average. "And when 1 in 5 homes aren’t occupied, that’s just a bad sign," the survey says.